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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






2. What is normal BMI?






3. Where can you get more vitamin D?






4. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






5. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






6. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






7. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






8. The higher the BMR a client has --






9. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






10. What is RDA of protein?






11. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






12. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






13. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






14. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






15. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






16. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






17. Fats can lead to some medical problems






18. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






19. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






20. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






21. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






22. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






23. Sources of fats






24. What is the function of vitamin E?






25. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






26. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






27. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






28. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






29. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






30. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






31. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






32. What function is vitamin D?






33. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






34. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






35. What function is vitamin A?






36. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






37. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






38. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






39. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






40. When does BMR increase?






41. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






42. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






43. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






44. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






45. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






46. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






47. What foods have high quality protein?






48. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






49. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






50. When does BMR decrease?